Prior to joining Amazon, Marcus Gilbert-Alan previously worked at Texas Instruments. He worked on system and software architecture for the OMAP and Jacinto line of application processors. These processors are used in a variety of embedded spaces from cell phone handsets to automotive.  “My focus ranged from the software bring up of early designs, kernel and power management software, customer triaging, to the functional management of the embedded software team.”  

When asked what compelled him to join Amazon, Marcus called out Amazon’s willingness to take risks.  “Since starting at Amazon, I learned that Amazon not only takes risks but constantly learns and applies knowledge from both successes and failures. Principal Engineers at Amazon are given broad latitude and are expected to operate independently across organizations. This degree of autonomy comes with measurable responsibility and requires the ability to influence outside of one’s reporting chain. The path cannot be dictated to you directly, you have to seek it out.”

As a Principal Engineer in the Ring organization, Marcus has a dual responsibility to the Ring Core business’ roadmap and that of his partners in the Sidewalk organizations.  

“In both roles, I get to work with internal and external partners to develop systems that will eventually be part of our product lines.  I choose the semiconductor chips that go into these systems. I have to balance the needs of the business from a cost and capability perspective, while keeping abreast of new technologies and desired customer features.  It is very thrilling to see the customer sales and feedback from my designs.  The task requires constant learning and innovation to make tomorrow’s technologies today’s realities.”